Sophomore Jordan Gubelman pitched five shutout innings in his first varsity start, and Dylan White capped the scoring with a grand slam, as the Sailors rolled past Okeechobee, 10-0, Monday night at Ronald K. Drews Field.

Sarasota will play Viera, a 6-1 winner over Tampa Catholic, in the second round of the Blue Bracket 7 p.m. Tuesday.

A tall right-hander Gubelman allowed three hits and a walk, while striking out three.

“I just tried to throw strikes mostly and attack batters with first pitch strikes,” he said.

“He really had great command of the strike zone,” said Sarasota coach Clyde Metcalf of Gubelman, who has made five varsity relief appearances. “He was throwing an excellent change and was spotting his fastball on both sides of the plate.”

The Sailors (10-3) treated Gubelman with two runs in the first inning and three in the second.

Coming off surgery and still unable to pitch, White has been in the lineup the past couple of weeks in center field and as the designated hitter, making his contributions that way.

“It feels good to be back,” White said. “I’ve worked with all the coaches, and that has helped out a lot. I’ve got guys behind me, and they can hit, too, so they have to pitch to me now, too. It feels to get back, and it showed tonight.”

While he is throwing daily and playing regularly, White still is uncertain on when he will return to the mound, White said, “We’ll play it by ear.”

“He’s moving around and doing all the things he can do,” Metcalf said.

Hernando 5, Braden River 0

Leopards right-hander Trae Ratliff threw a no-hitter, missing a perfect game by a walk to open the sixth inning.

Monday's results

Red Bracket

Pool A

Charlotte 8, Palmetto 3

Boca Raton 8, Coral Glades 5

Pool B

Lakewood Ranch 4, North Port 2

Eagle's View 12, Dade Christian 0

Blue Division

Cypress Creek 11, Port Charlotte 1

Riverview 5, Gulliver Prep 1

Miami Palmetto 7, Cardinal Mooney 4

Pine Crest 7, Manatee 2

Viera 6, Tampa Catholic 1

Sarasota 10, Okeechobee 0

Hernando 5, Braden River 0

Ponte Vedra 4 Barron Collier 1

Dennis Maffezzoli

Dennis Maffezzoli is the chief reporter for HT Preps. He can be reached by email or call (941) 315-0598.

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